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Cerne Abbas Burial Ground Abbey Street Cerne Abbas

Granted Dorset P/TRC/2026/00181 Tree Works- Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

G1 Yews - Reduce the crowns of all 9 by up to 1m & shape in G2 Limes - Remove deadwood and hanging or fractured branches throughout the crowns of all trees within the group T1 Beech - Remove deadwood and hanging or fractured branches throughout the crown T2 Horse Chestnut - Crown raise by up to 3m & remove deadwood

As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00181

Application record

Reference
P/TRC/2026/00181
Type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Status
Response Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Decided
5 Feb 2026
Ward
Chalk Valleys Ward
Parish
Cerne Abbas
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • Cerne Abbas Burial Ground Abbey Street Cerne Abbas

    T1 Yew - Remove the collapsed laterals overhanging the gravestones T2 Silver Birch - Remove the lower collapsing lateral

    Decided 9 Oct 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Jan 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 5 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

27 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 5 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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